Toilet Bowl with Foot Support for Multipurpose Use

ABSTRACT

Toilet bowl with foot support for multipurpose use, which combines the traditional toilet bowl and the traditional squat toilet, to offer a single sanitary fixture that provides a functional structure for use in the traditional position, seated with the feet on the floor, and while squatting, which comprises two foot supports on each side of the pre-formed toilet bowl, forming a single body; a second modified toilet bowl model, wherein the foot supports are formed by later inserting a set of solid pre-formed bars into the openings on each side of the modified toilet bowl. The invention provides a folding handle connected to the openings in the toilet bowls and; complemented, to facilitate the use of the invention, by a fixed grab bar/s screwed to the vertical sidewalls.

OBJECT OF THE INVENTION

The object of the present invention is to obtain a toilet bowl thatallows different positions of use, for defecation as well urination.

The invention begins with a toilet bowl with a traditional structure,which, by means of several slight modifications, without changing theessential configuration and elements, allows the desired objective to beachieved, maintaining the couplings and connections that are shared withtraditional toilet bowls as we know them today.

The present invention therefore offers a toilet bowl with two footsupports on its sides, each one on one side of the body of the bowl,obtaining with said foot supports a multi-purpose sanitary fixture thatcombines the features of a traditional toilet bowl and a squat toilet,allowing the user to use the invention both as a traditional toilet(with the feet on the floor) and as a squat toilet (with the feet on thefoot supports); and thus equipping the traditional squat toilet at floorlevel with a more hygienic elevated platform, which also allows a morecomfortable squatting position for the user, because they can rest theirbuttocks on the mouth of the bowl of said toilet and/or use it in thesame position without resting the buttocks on the mouth of the bowl.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Currently, different types of toilet bowls and squat toilets,predominant in the West and East, respectively, are known. So much sothat, for example, in countries where the two cultures of the use ofthese toilets converge, either due to tourism or the characteristics ofthe population, hygiene conflicts arise, especially in public restrooms,which must use informational signs to remind users of the proper andconventional use of the toilet bowl and the prohibition of using it inanother manner, where there are users who climb up on the mouth of thebowl to defecate or urinate, causing deterioration and damage to thedevice and its installation, in addition to dirtying the floor and themouth of the bowl, creating a serious problem for its use.

The first attempts to offer a dual-function toilet appeared at thebeginning of the 20th century. For example, the WATER CLOSET (U.S. Pat.No. 1,243,148 A) filed on Aug. 1, 1917, and granted on Oct. 16, 1917,consisted of a very modern toilet that considered even the applicationin train stations, and which consisted of a hopper, to prevent splashingand odors, which provided a double position for the user to urinatewhile standing defecate while seated on the mouth of said WC by climbingonto two ledges to adapt a wooden seat, or to protect the arms for thebuttocks with paper and fabric for the cold. The most notable drawbacksof this invention are, first, the complexity of use, since the user mustadopt an uncomfortable and complex position to defecate, in addition tobeing completely non-hygienic in public places, because users mustinsert their buttocks inside the mouth of the WC intended fordefecation.

In that same first half of the 20th century, the history of the WCoffered an accessory for toilet bowls, U.S. Pat. No. 1,798,632 (filed onMar. 31, 1931) which was intended to serve as a movable platform to restthe legs, in order to allow the user to squat to defecate, consisting ofa folding platform accessory with an angled U shape, to adapt to theneck of the toilet hopper with a fork to affix it. There are severaldrawbacks to the use of this invention, such as the inconvenience ofputting it on and taking it off to use the toilet bowl in a traditionalmanner, as well as the accumulation of dirt between the accessory andthe toilet bowl, since they do not form a single body, and theinsecurity of the feet because they are in an inclined position.

Recently, the market has offered accessories that adapt to traditionaltoilet bowls, but that are not anchored to said bowl by any system,acting as a stool, which in addition to difficult disinfection of thejoints and seams between the toilet bowl and the accessory, present anadditional drawback when these boosters are not equipped with ananchoring device, because it makes them impractical due to the movementand sliding when they are used, potentially causing the user to slip andfall, in addition to being unthinkable for use in public restrooms.

In the second half of the 20th century, there was a proliferation ofinventions in the United States that attempted to present a dual-modedevice to adapt to a single WC stall, since many of the country's trainstations and hotels even had two types of restrooms: “Western style” and“Eastern style”. U.S. Pat. No. 4,012,797 (filed on Mar. 22, 1977),proposes a toilet for homes or for WC in aircraft and other means oftransportation (which later, in the 21st century, was improved EP20150196817). The drawbacks of this invention are, as in the earlierinventions, the limited and difficult disinfection that involves theneed to place the adapter cover for the mouth of the seated toilet, fortraditional use in the seated position with the feet on the floor,especially in public or transport restrooms, and the uncomfortablelocation of the fixed handholds, serving as lateral handles next to themouth of the toilet bowl, which makes it uncomfortable for the user toadopt the seated position. As mentioned before, the state of the artoffers EP 20150196817, a dual-mode water closet for passengers on boardmeans of transport, similar to the water closet U.S. Pat. No. 4,012,797,in the form of a complete water closet, wherein its handholds arelikewise fixed and lateral, but installed on the side wall of the watercloset.

Also, U.S. Pat. No. 5,987,657 (filed on Aug. 27, 1998), wherein theinvention proposed a toilet with footrests, characterized in that itstoilet bowl had a curved design and a splash guard. The main drawback ofthis invention lies in that it does not have any type of handhold orhandle, so when it is used while squatting, the user is uncomfortableand insecure because they must remain balanced on said footrests at aheight above the floor, with the danger of falling forward from thesupport height, and the non-hygienic nature of the position, because theuser, as in earlier inventions, fits into the mouth of the bowl.

The attempts at presenting a toilet device that combines the squattingand seated positions proliferated in the 21st century, although, as wewill see, none of these offers a solution that is easily adapted to ourneeds that combines the design with possibility of installation inrestroom, and that also does not represent a radical change in ourconception of a WC in terms of its traditional design, allowing forsimple use, without rejection by the user, and perfect disinfection thatprovides safe use, and with the feeling of being seated on a traditionaltoilet bowl.

US2011/0179563, presents a squat toilet with a seat, attempting to adaptthe squat toilet to the seated functions of a toilet bowl, so thisinvention offers different positions, always framed within the use of asquat toilet, with or without resting the buttocks on the surface, aswell as a fixed squat toilet cover that allows use in a position that isthe inverse of the traditional position, in order to attempt to flex thebowel zone more. The drawbacks mentioned before, in this inventionremain unsolved: the limited hygiene of this type of use, for example ina public restroom, where the user is in the squatting position at floorlevel, generates rejection in westernized societies, and it also is notequipped with a handle to facilitate use in the squatting position forpeople who are not experienced in using it, who have limited mobility orbalance; in addition to these drawbacks is the need to move and positionthe cover of the toilet to use the horizontal cover for use in theseated position, as was the case with U.S. Pat. No. 4,012,797.

Another invention, DE 102014002367 A1, innovates by offering a WC withtwo elevations at different heights to assume the squatting position.Once again, this invention fails to solve the previous drawbacks: in thefirst place because the squatting position of use is uncomfortable, andalso unstable, because the invention is not equipped with any type ofhandhold or similar element. In addition, since it has two differenttypes of heights for the squatting position, it reduces the space thatthe user needs for comfort, and these elevations, along with the covermechanism that is needed to use them, make the invention a device thatis difficult to disinfect, in addition to the complexity of adapting itand installing it in general and public restrooms.

Other devices consider the support surface elevated above the floorbased on folding wings, as in the case of CN20161116, US14658498 B1.Nevertheless, these inventions have the drawback of offering littlestability to the users with average physical fitness, because they arepositioned at a height above the floor with no type of handhold orhandle, with the user relying totally on balance, as was the case withU.S. Pat. No. 5,987,657.

The present invention therefore tries to offer a solution to theproblems and drawbacks of the State of the Art for the sector ofdual-mode toilets for use both while sitting with the feet on the floor,as well as while squatting, that does not renounce the traditionaltoilet bowl model, by proposing a multi-purpose WC device with atraditional toilet bowl to which certain modifications have been made,without the need for covers to adapt the mouth of the toilet, whichpresents a toilet bowl with foot support for multi-purpose use, adaptedto the physical needs that naturally require assuming the squattingposition, whose functionality has two models of adaptation: Thepre-formed toilet bowl, to provide a bowl that is mostly for householduse, as it is made from the same mold and material, with no type ofjoints or seams between the main body of the toilet bowl and the footsupports, with a simple folding handle on the front, allows it to beused comfortably, safely and hygienically; as well as a 2nd model of themodified toilet bowl offered by the invention, based on a toilet bowlwith the traditional shape and size, which allows packaging,stockpiling, and transport to the installation site in the identicalmanner as with traditional toilet bowl on the market, which, afterinstallation in its final location, has several solid pre-formed barsinserted into it “in situ” into the openings on its sides, to form thefoot support platforms, which, together with the folding handle on thefront of the mouth of the toilet bowl, to safely maintain balance, forma multi-purpose, simple, practical, hygienic, low-cost, and easy to useassembly, especially for public restrooms. One very important aspect isthat both models are equipped with a means to ensure the balance of theuser, because the foot supports of the two models have a ridge andnon-slip material, respectively; and thanks to a folding handle,inserted into the openings in the front part of the toilet bowl, theinvention can be used safely and practically, and the grab bars securedto the walls of the compartment also facilitate use while squatting inthe inverted position, and above all, the easy cleaning and disinfectionof the toilet bowl that is preserved by the structural simplicity of thetraditional toilets that are currently installed in our homes and publicrestrooms.

DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

To achieve the indicated purpose, the invention adds two foot supportsto the traditional toilet bowl, located one on each side of the toiletbowl, approximately 10 centimeters from the mouth of said bowl, whichallows users to adopt the natural position of humans to defecate in abent squatting position, with the possibility of supporting theirbuttons on the mouth of the bowl, so that it is not tiring to adopt theaforementioned position, and likewise, making it compatible with themethod of use as a traditional toilet bowl and/or squat toilet; andtherefore obtaining a multipurpose, comfortable, hygienic and functionalbowl that facilitates the activation of the muscular zone of the bowelsto be able to regulate the physiological action of defecation; and thusto attempt to reactivate the entire evacuation system, which, accordingto doctors, should be re-implemented to prevent many intestinalproblems, because the “squatting position” is the natural position forevacuation from thousands of years ago until recent decades in thewestern world.

In addition, the invention will allow, for example, in public restrooms,where people who, by necessity, defecate or urinate with their legs inthe seated position, can use the foot supports that the inventionproposes, to adopt the squat toilet position, thus allowing them toavoid any unwanted and direct contact with the mouth of the bowl of thepublic toilet; which means that any person may defecate or urinate in anelevated position, in a comfortable and hygienic position, inside thetoilet bowl, without splashing towards the outside.

To do this, in a first embodiment of the invention, the two footsupports of the device form part of the toilet bowl, forming a singlebody, made with the same mold and material. In a second embodiment thatthe invention proposes, the two foot supports of the device are made upby a variable number of pre-formed bars for insertion into the sides ofthe toilet bowl, preferable coated, on the flat part, with a non-slipmaterial.

In this second embodiment of the invention, the toilet bowl is modified,on each of its sides, by two series of openings, with a semi-cylindricaland rectangular parallelepiped shape, to insert a solid pre-formed barwith the same geometric shape, preferably made of metal, into each oneof said openings, perpendicular to the side of the body of said modifiedbowl, in order to use the invention as a squat toilet. Said solidpre-formed bar preferably has a semi-cylindrical and rectangularparallelepiped geometric shape. This second embodiment achieves morepractical commercialization and transport, reducing the packing space,because the size of said modified toilet bowl is the same as that of thecurrent traditional bowl, because the solid pre-formed bars will beinserted “in situ” to form the lateral foot support platforms, after themodified toilet bowl has been fully installed in its final location.

Also, the models proposed by the invention may also be equipped inaddition with a folding handle, incorporated in the same way into thetwo models, so that, in the position for use as a squat toilet, the userwill raise said folding handle and can support themselves on it tomaintain balance and exert greater force, if the defecation or thecapabilities of the user require it (the elderly, obese, etc.). To dothis, both toilets, on each side of the front part, comprise twocylindrical openings, where two connection rods are fitted and thefolding handle proposed by the invention will be screwed. Said foldinghandle consists of a cylindrical tube pre-formed in a U shape, which isequipped with two holding stops on each side of the U, preferably madeof a strong elastic material (silicone, rubber or a similar material) toaffixed it to the sides of the mouth of the bowl of the invention, whenthe handle is in the raised position.

Other optional complementary elements, which the invention proposes tofacilitate the hold, support, and agility of the user, consist of acomplementary fixed grab bar model, anchored to the wall/s of thecompartment, which consists of a cylindrical tube, preferably made ofmetal, screwed to the wall through the hole/s that comprise the weldedplates, located at both ends of said cylindrical tube.

In the first place, the invention proposes the installation of saidcomplementary fixed grab bar, in the vertical position, with respect tothe floor, on the side wall/s of the compartment, with respect to thetoilet bowl with foot support for multi-purpose use, when thecompartment allows it, as it usually happens in the case in the waterclosets of toilets in public restrooms. Secondly, in the cases in whichthe compartment in which the invention is installed has, for example,the side walls very far apart, the invention proposes affixing thecomplementary fixed grab bar in the horizontal position with respect tothe floor, on the wall where the rear of the toilet is located, to beable to use the invention as a squat toilet in the inverted position, asa bidet is normally used, in other words, facing the wall and holdingonto the aforementioned complementary fixed grab bar, performing thesame function as the other grab bars and handle described above.

As a complement to the description provided below, and for the purposeof helping to make the characteristics of the invention more readilyunderstandable, this specification is accompanied by a set of drawingswhich, by way of illustration and not limitation, represent the mostcharacteristic details of the invention.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1. Shows a plan of the first practical embodiment of the invention,depicting how the two foot supports and the toilet bowl are a singlepre-formed body, and the two cylindrical openings for the incorporationof the folding handle.

FIG. 2. Shows a lateral elevation view of the previous figure.

FIG. 3. Shows a front elevation view of FIG. 1, which shows the two footsupports, one on each side of the toilet bowl.

FIG. 4. Shows a cross-section view of FIG. 1, depicting how the two footsupports form a single body with the toilet bowl of the invention, andthe two cylindrical openings for the incorporation of the foldinghandle.

FIG. 5. Shows a plan of the second practical embodiment of theinvention, depicting with dotted lines the two series ofsemi-cylindrical and rectangular parallelepiped openings where the solidpre-formed bars with the same geometric shape will be inserted, to formthe foot support platforms, and the two cylindrical openings for theincorporation of the folding handle.

FIG. 6. Shows a lateral elevation view of the previous figure.

FIG. 7. Shows a front elevation view of FIG. 5.

FIG. 8. Shows a cross-section view of FIG. 5, depicting thesemi-cylindrical rectangular parallelepiped opening for the insertion ofthe bars that form the foot support platforms, and the cylindricalopening for incorporating the folding handle.

FIG. 9. Shows a plan view of the first practical embodiment of theinvention, having incorporated the folding handle, depicting the handlein the folded position.

FIG. 10. Shows a lateral elevation view of the previous figure.

FIG. 11. Shows a front elevation view of FIG. 9.

FIG. 12. Shows a plan view of FIG. 9, with the folding handle raised, inthe position of use.

FIG. 13. Shows a lateral elevation view of the previous figure.

FIG. 14. Shows a front elevation view of FIG. 12.

FIG. 15. Shows a plan view of FIG. 5, where the solid pre-formed barshave been inserted into the openings, forming the foot supportplatforms, having also fitted the folding handle, in the foldedposition.

FIG. 16. Shows a lateral elevation view of the previous figure.

FIG. 17. Shows a front elevation view of FIG. 15.

FIG. 18. Shows a plan view of FIG. 15, with the folding handle raised,in the position of use.

FIG. 19. Shows a lateral elevation view of the previous figure.

FIG. 20. Shows a front elevation view of FIG. 18.

FIG. 21. Shows a cross-section view of the modified toilet bowl,depicting the two series of pre-formed semi-cylindrical and rectangularparallelepiped shaped bars inserted in each one of the openings with thesame geometric shape, to form the foot support platforms.

FIG. 22. Shows a plan view showing the arrangement of the solidpre-formed bars with semi-cylindrical and rectangular parallelepipedshape, according to their size and location, for the formation of thefoot support platforms.

FIG. 23. Shows a perspective view of a solid pre-formed bar withsemi-cylindrical and rectangular parallelepiped shape, for the formationof the foot support platforms.

FIG. 24. Shows a plan view of the folding handle, depicting the twoconnection rods, the cylindrical tube pre-formed in a U shape, and thetwo holding stops, made of a strong, elastic material.

FIG. 25. Shows a lateral elevation view of the previous figure.

FIG. 26. Shows a front elevation view of the complementary fixed grabbar.

FIG. 27. Shows a lateral elevation view of the previous figure.

FIG. 28. Shows a plan view of FIG. 26.

FIG. 29. Shows a lateral elevation view in the position of use, of thefirst practical embodiment of the invention, wherein the user is seatedin the traditional manner, resting the buttocks on the mouth of the bowland the feet supported directly on the floor.

FIG. 30. Shows a lateral elevation view in the position of use, of thefirst practical embodiment of the invention, wherein the user issquatting, elevated above the floor, with each foot supported on one ofthe foot supports, without resting the buttocks on the mouth of thebowl.

FIG. 31. Shows a lateral elevation view in the position of use, of thefirst practical embodiment of the invention, wherein the user issquatting, elevated above the floor, with each foot supported on one ofthe foot supports, resting the buttocks on the mouth of the bowl.

FIG. 32. Shows a lateral elevation view in the position of use, of thefirst practical embodiment of the invention, wherein the user issquatting, elevated above the floor, with each foot supported on one ofthe foot supports, without resting the buttocks on the mouth of thebowl, holding the complementary fixed grab bar, on the rear wall, in thehorizontal orientation with respect to the floor.

FIG. 33. Shows a lateral elevation view in the position of use, of thefirst practical embodiment of the invention, wherein the user issquatting, elevated above the floor, with each foot supported on one ofthe foot supports, resting the buttocks on the mouth of the bowl,holding the complementary fixed grab bar, on the rear wall, in thehorizontal orientation with respect to the floor.

FIG. 34. Shows a lateral elevation view of FIG. 30, depicting thefolding handle in the raised position of use.

FIG. 35. Shows a lateral elevation view of FIG. 31, depicting thefolding handle in the raised position of use.

FIG. 36. Shows a lateral elevation view of FIG. 30, depicting thecomplementary fixed grab bar, installed on the side wall, in thevertical orientation with respect to the floor, in the position of use.

FIG. 37. Shows a lateral elevation view of FIG. 31, depicting thecomplementary fixed grab bar, installed on the side wall, in thevertical orientation with respect to the floor, in the position of use.

FIG. 38. Shows a lateral elevation view in the position of use, of thesecond practical embodiment of the invention, wherein the user is seatedin the traditional manner, resting the buttocks on the mouth of the bowland the feet supported directly on the floor.

FIG. 39. Shows a lateral elevation view in the position of use, of thesecond practical embodiment of the invention, wherein the user issquatting, elevated above the floor, with each foot supported on thepre-formed bars that together form the foot support platforms, withoutresting the buttocks on the mouth of the bowl.

FIG. 40. Shows a lateral elevation view in the position of use, of thesecond practical embodiment of the invention, wherein the user issquatting, elevated above the floor, with each foot supported on thepre-formed bars that together form the foot support platforms, restingthe buttocks on the mouth of the bowl.

FIG. 41. Shows a lateral elevation view in the inverted position of use,of the second practical embodiment of the invention, wherein the user issquatting, elevated above the floor, with the feet supported on thepre-formed bars that together form the foot support platforms, withoutresting the buttocks on the mouth of the bowl, holding the fixed grabbar, on the rear wall, in the horizontal orientation with respect to thefloor, in the position of use.

FIG. 42. Shows a lateral elevation view in the inverted position of use,of the second practical embodiment of the invention, wherein the user issquatting, elevated above the floor, with the feet supported on thepre-formed bars that together form the foot support platforms, withoutresting the buttocks on the mouth of the bowl, holding the fixed grabbar, on the rear wall, in the horizontal orientation with respect to thefloor, in the position of use.

FIG. 43. Shows a lateral elevation view of FIG. 39, depicting thefolding handle raised, in the position of use.

FIG. 44. Shows a lateral elevation view of FIG. 40, depicting thefolding handle raised, in the position of use.

FIG. 45. Shows a lateral elevation view of FIG. 39, depicting thecomplementary fixed grab bar, installed on the side wall, in thevertical orientation with respect to the floor, in the position of use.

FIG. 46. Shows a lateral elevation view of FIG. 40, depicting thecomplementary fixed grab bar, installed on the side wall, in thevertical orientation with respect to the floor, in the position of use.

PREFERRED EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION

In light of the aforementioned figures, and according to the adoptednumbering, we can observe how the first practical embodiment of thetoilet bowl with foot support for multipurpose use (see FIGS. 1-4, 9-14,and 29-37), is essentially based on a toilet bowl (1), with two lateralfoot supports (3), which make up the same single body, fabricated withthe same mold and material (porcelain, resin, stainless steel, etc.).

Said foot supports (3) are positioned approximately 10 centimeters fromthe mouth of the toilet bowl (1), which allows use in the squattingpositions, as shown in FIGS. 30 to 37, either resting the buttocks onthe mouth of the bowl, FIGS. 31, 33, 35 and 37; or without resting thebuttocks on the mouth of the bowl, FIGS. 30, 32, 34 and 36. Said footsupports (3) preferably have a ridge (5) that increases the support ofthe foot and the stability of the user.

The toilet bowl (1) of the first model has two cylindrical openings (4)on both sides of the front part, to connect a folding handle (7), tofacilitate the use of the invention (See FIGS. 1-4). More specifically,said folding handle (7) has two connection rods (8) to be inserted intosaid cylindrical openings (4) of the toilet bowl (1), so that thecylindrical tube pre-formed into a U shape (9) is assembled to saidconnection rods (8) with a screw (10) and is affixed to the toilet bowlwith foot support for multipurpose use of the first model (1), (seeFIGS. 9-14). In addition, the folding handle (7) preferably has twoholding stops (11) at each one of the ends of the cylindrical tubepre-formed in a U shape (9), made of a strong, elastic material (such asrubber, neoprene, silicone, etc.) to serve as an end stop with the edgeof the mouth of the toilet bowl (1) and to secure the elevated positionof the folding handle (7) when it is used. Such that, when said foldinghandle (7) is lifted towards the toilet bowl with foot support formultipurpose use of the first model (1), for use, (see FIGS. 13 and 14),said holding stops (11) press the folding handle (7) with said toiletbowl (1), such that the folding handle (7) is supported for use, asshown in FIGS. 34 and 35.

According to the second practical embodiment that the inventionproposes, FIGS. 5-8, 15-21 and 38-46, it is essentially based on amodified toilet bowl (2), in which two series of openings (6) have beenmade, on each side of said modified toilet bowl (2), as shown in FIGS.5-8, to insert in each one of said openings (6) with a semi-cylindricaland rectangular parallelepiped shape, the solid pre-formed bars (13)with the same geometric shape, and which, together, will make up the twofoot support platforms (12) of said second model of the invention. Suchthat in this second preferred embodiment of the invention, each one ofthe foot supports (3) of the first invention (1) is replaced by a set ofsolid pre-formed bars (13) with a semi-cylindrical and rectangularparallelepiped shape, of different sizes (letters from “a” to “i”),which, after being inserted, depending on their position with respect tothe geometry of the mouth of the modified toilet bowl (2), into theopenings (6) with semi-cylindrical and rectangular parallelepiped shape,when each one of the solid pre-formed bars (13) is inserted by theinserted end (14) into the corresponding opening (6) with the samegeometric shape, they form the foot support platforms (12), as shown inFIGS. 15-23.

Said solid pre-formed bars (13) are preferably coated on the topexternal plane of the parallelepiped, for the foot support platform,with a non-slip material (15).

Such that both sets of pre-formed bars (13), each of which makes up oneof the two foot support platforms (12), are positioned, as with thefirst model of the invention (1) and its two foot supports (3),approximately 10 centimeters from mouth of the modified toilet bowl (2),allowing use in the squatting position, as shown in FIGS. 39-46. Saidmodified toilet bowl (2) also has two cylindrical openings (4) on bothsides of its front part, for the incorporation of the folding handle(7), which functions in the identical manner to the first model (1) ofthe preferred embodiment described above, as shown by its position ofuse in FIGS. 43 and 44.

In addition, in both models of the toilet bowl with support for the feetfor multipurpose use (1) and (2), for more practical, safe, andeffective use, one or more complementary wall handles (16) may beincorporated. Said handle is preferably made up of a cylindrical tube(17), preferably made of metal, to facilitate disinfection, which isanchored to the wall/s of the compartment through the hole/s (19) thatcomprise the plates (18) welded to said cylindrical tube (17) at eachone of its ends (see FIGS. 26-28). Such that, there are multiplecombinations offered by said complementary fixed grab bar (16),depending on the number of handles and the compartment in which theinvention is installed. In one practical exemplary embodiment of theinvention, the complementary fixed grab bar (16) is installed on therear wall, with respect to the invention, positioned with a horizontalorientation, to provide greater stability to the user in the invertedsquat toilet position, as shown in the embodiments presented in FIGS.32-33 and 41-42, of both models (1) and (2), respectively. Likewise,said complementary fixed grab bar may be installed on the side wall/s ofthe compartment, with respect to the invention, preferably in thevertical position, fulfilling the same objectives of stability as thosedescribed earlier, as shown in the exemplary embodiments presented inFIGS. 36-37 and 45-46, of both models (1) and (2), respectively.

1. A toilet bowl with foot support for multipurpose use that comprisestwo foot supports located one on each side of the toilet bowl, at aheight from the mouth of the toilet bowl; of approximately 10centimeters, thereby allowing a user to use the toilet bowl in atraditional manner seated on said mouth of the bowl with the feet of theuser on the floor, or using the foot supports to use in the squattingposition.
 2. The toilet bowl with foot support for multipurpose useaccording to claim 1, wherein the toilet bowl is a single body made fromone mold and one piece of material; in addition, said foot supportscomprise a ridge on a rear part; the toilet bowl comprises on each sideof front part, two cylindrical openings for the incorporation of afolding handle that is made up of two connection rods inserted into thecylindrical openings, a cylindrical tube pre-formed into a U shape withtwo holding stops made of an elastic material, that is assembled to thetwo connection rods by screws.
 3. The toilet bowl with foot support formultipurpose use, according to claim 1, further comprising on each sideof the toilet bowl, a set of semi-cylindrical rectangularparallelpiped-shaped openings, into which, depending on their position,the solid pre-formed bars with (he same geometric shape are inserted,secured via the inserted end, to provide on each side of the toiletbowl, two foot support platforms; wherein said solid pre-formed barswith a semi-cylindrical rectangular parallelepiped shape, have, on theexternal surface of the rectangular parallelepiped, a non-slip material;the toilet bowl comprises, on each side of a front part, two cylindricalopenings for the incorporation of a folding handle that is made up oftwo connection rods inserted into the cylindrical openings, acylindrical tube pre-formed into a U shape with two holding stops madeof an elastic material, that is assembled to the two connection rods byscrews.
 4. The toilet bowl with foot support for multipurpose use,according to claim 1, further comprising a complementary fixed grab bar,made up of a cylindrical tube with two plates made of the same materialwelded at each one of its ends, which comprise holes for screwing thecomplementary fixed grab bar to the vertical sidewalls of thecompartment.
 5. The toilet bowl with foot support for multipurpose use,according to claim 1, wherein the toilet bowl is made of a watertight,hygienic material that is resistant to water and disinfectants. Thetoilet bowl with foot support for multipurpose use, according to claim5, wherein the material is selected from the group consisting ofporcelain, stainless steel, and resin.